Gwynfi and Croeserw (Gwynfi a Chroeserw)
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.651, -3.621 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 87 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Gwynfi and Croeserw lie high in the steep-sided valleys of Neath Port Talbot, on the western edge of the Afan Valley. The area is strikingly rural for its proximity to industry, with moorland and wooded slopes falling to narrow valley floors and a network of trails and forestry tracks that link into Afan Forest Park, making it popular with walkers and mountain bikers and offering long views down towards the coast.
Like many communities in the South Wales valleys, Gwynfi and Croeserw grew with 19th- and 20th-century coal mining and railway development; the pits have closed, leaving visible industrial remnants and a strong local memory of that era. The economy today is a mix of local services, commuting to nearby towns such as Port Talbot and Neath, and an increasing focus on outdoor tourism and community regeneration projects, while Welsh language and cultural traditions continue to shape local identity.
Postcode districts covering Gwynfi and Croeserw
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 21.6 miles
- Swansea 14.1 miles
- Tonypandy 7.5 miles
- Barry 23 miles
- Bridgend 10 miles
- Llanelli 22.1 miles
- Llanelli Rural 23.3 miles
- Neath 8.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 12.3 miles
- Coity Higher 9.2 miles
- Briton Ferry 8.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Croeserw Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Abergwynfi Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Cymer and Glyncorrwg Ward 1.9 miles
- Glyncorrwg Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Caerau Ward 2.2 miles
- Blaengarw Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Maesteg Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Maesteg East Ward 3.3 miles
- Pontycymer Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Maesteg West Ward 4 miles
- Treherbert Built-up area 4 miles
- Nant-y-moel Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Gwynfi and Croeserw
SA13 3NL, SA13 3TR, SA13 3NR, SA13 3RW, SA13 3PL, SA13 3TW, SA13 3RG, SA13 3UY, SA13 3RF … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 21.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 43 miles
- Maesteg Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Maesteg Ewenny Road Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Gwynfi and Croeserw Ad
- Pencelli Hotel 4.8 miles
- The Old House 1147 4.7 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 7.9 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 7.9 miles
- Ty Newydd Country Hotel 3 7.9 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 8 miles
- Blanco's Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 9.8 miles
- St Ives 7.9 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 8 miles
Schools in Gwynfi and Croeserw
- Croeserw Primary School Primary
- Pen Afan Primary School Primary
- Tarren School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 5.8 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 7.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9.1 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 11.4 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 11.7 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 12.2 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 13.8 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 13.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 15.1 miles